subtlety Copy link Outline A. Lit.1. tĕnuĭtas2. subtīlĭtasB. Fig.I. Acuteness1. subtīlĭtas2. ăcies, ei, f.3. argūtiae4. ăcūmen, ĭnis, n.II. Cunning1. astūtia2. versūtia (in pl.)3. callĭdĭtas (practised s.) • subtlety: A. Lit.: 1. tĕnuĭtas: whether the s. of the mind is such that it escapes our vision, an tanta sit animi t. ut fugiat aciem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 22, 50. 2. subtīlĭtas: v. fineness. B. Fig.: I. Acuteness: 1. subtīlĭtas: many think that the genius of soldiers wants s., credunt plerique militaribus ingeniis s. deesse, Tac. Agr. 9, init. 2. ăcies, ei, f.: s. of human intellect, humani ingenii acies, Cic. Acad. 2, 39, 122. 3. argūtiae: id. Brut. 45, 167. 4. ăcūmen, ĭnis, n.: Cic.: Plin.: v. acuteness. II. Cunning: 1. astūtia: Cic. Clu. 65, 183. 2. versūtia (in pl.): Liv. 42, 47. 3. callĭdĭtas (practised s.): ib. and Cic. Off. 1, 19, 63.
SUBTLETY Copy link • SUBTLETYFineness, subtilitas: tenuitas (Plin.). Acuteness, acies: acumen: subtilitas: acies ingenii. Craft, astutia: versutia (natural): calliditas (acquired by practice).